Biomechanical eye Tattoo

Whether your interests lie in Steam Punk or in robotics, biomechanical tattoos can offer you a peek into a different world.

Biomechanical Art

Illustrator H.R. Geiger is the inspiration behind biomechanical art and tattoos. His work has been featured in the Alien movie series, and has served as inspiration for tattoo enthusiasts everywhere.

The black, gray and dark tones of his robotic creations blend perfectly with the skin to allow tattoo artists the chance to create unique, three-dimensional tattoos. From here, it's only a short span to begin to seek these images inside the body.

A biomechanical tattoo is stylized to show the viewer what is imagined to be beneath the skin, rather than on it. The beginnings of biomechanical tattoos are the image of an opening in the skin. The skin may appear to be ripped, torn or eaten away by acid to reveal the inner workings.

What awaits the viewer inside this optical illusion can vary widely, including:

Detailed images of muscle, bone and tendon

Mechanical gears

Skeletons created of metal

Mechanical levers

Plastic tubing

Microchips

Animals

Butterflies

Placement of Biomechanical Designs

Biomechanical tattoos are perfect for any area of the body, but their placement should depend on what you wish to display "beneath" the skin.

Metal Bones

If specific bones are being highlighted as titanium rods, it makes sense to choose bones of the spine, neck or leg for their intricacy and strength.

Gears and Cogs

Gears and cogs within biomechanical tattoos work well when placed over moving parts. A hip for example, with the hip bone meeting the socket, is the perfect place to display gears or levers instead. Likewise, the heart, lungs and areas of the skull can showcase gears within a biomechanical tattoo.

Butterflies

Having butterflies within your stomach is a popular image. Make it true by giving the viewer a glimpse inside your abdominal region to what flutters within.

Animals

Fish can be swimming in your blood stream or a pair of wolves eyes can peek out from your back. Biomechanical designs showcasing animals can be playful, ferocious or inspiring. Creating one anywhere on the body can be a means of displaying what truly lies inside.

Plastic Tubing

Plastic tubing works well on long stretches of skin, such as arm or legs. It can also coil in areas such as shoulders or behind knees for added effect.

Images Entering and Exiting the Skin

While the vast majority of biomechanical tattoos show an image within the skin, another design is to have tubing, or robotic parts exiting one area of the skin, snaking across the body to enter at another point. Arms, legs, hands and fingers are all perfect places to showcase such a unique design.

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